Dr. MuttuSrinivasan Jayalakshmi completed her BSc in Nursing in 1985, her Masters in 2000, and her PhD in 2021. She served in the Indian Army for 26 years as a Nursing Officer in various capacities in clinical areas of Military Hospitals as well in Nursing Colleges across India. She took early retirement from the Indian Army in 2011, and served as Principal, Head of the Nursing institute in governmental and non-governmental Nursing Colleges. She also has presented and published papers, and reviewed many articles in national and international journals.